Dell OptiPlex 7040

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 14%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics5.43% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive91.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 10 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemDell OptiPlex 7040
MotherboardDell OptiPlex 7040  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20161221
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 27 '17 at 14:00
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User BRA-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-6700-$170
Socket 0, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 90
1-Core 122
2-Core 238
85% 150 Pts
4-Core 437
8-Core 659
68% 548 Pts
64-Core 656
41% 656 Pts
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon R5 340X
Dell(1028 0083) 2GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.2701.0
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
5.43% Terrible
Lighting 6.6
Reflection 8.54
Parallax 11.2
5% 8.76 fps
MRender 4.81
Gravity 8.93
Splatting 6.48
6% 6.74 fps
Poor: 4%
This bench: 5.43%
Great: 6%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140
466GB free
Firmware: 1B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,575
Write 1,365
Mixed 1,377
390% 1,772 MB/s
4K Read 51.9
4K Write 177
4K Mixed 34.4
216% 87.6 MB/s
DQ Read 837
DQ Write 479
DQ Mixed 125
236% 480 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 278%
Great: 254%
Intel SSDSC2BF256A5 SA 256GB
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LB1i Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 468
Write 288
Mixed 307
78% 354 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 22.6
153% 63 MB/s
DQ Read 287
DQ Write 226
DQ Mixed 58.5
98% 190 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 92%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
931GB free
Firmware: JB0O Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
70.6% Very good
Read 122
Write 125
Mixed 111
90% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.52
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.2
72% 0.74 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.6%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown SF4641G8CKHI6DFSEG 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
77.4% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 24.5
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.1
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 24.3
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 67.3
60% 67.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 79%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical OptiPlex 7040 Builds (Compare 5,266 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 11%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 68%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk

Motherboard: Dell OptiPlex 7040

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 83% - Excellent Total price: $170
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